Ramsés II — Para otros usos de este término, véase Ramsés. Ramsés II Faraón de la Dinastía XIX de Egipto … Wikipedia Español
WAR AND WARFARE — TO THE DESTRUCTION OF THE FIRST TEMPLE The methods of offensive and defensive warfare developed side by side in the Ancient Near East. The development of weapons was dependent upon the supply of raw materials, such as stone, metal, and wood; the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
art and architecture, Egyptian — Introduction the ancient architectural monuments, sculptures, paintings, and decorative crafts produced mainly during the dynastic periods of the first three millennia BC in the Nile valley regions of Egypt and Nubia. The course of art in… … Universalium
Ramesses II — Ramses II redirects here. For the armored vehicle, see Ramses II tank. Ramesses II Ramesses the Great … Wikipedia
Egypt, ancient — Introduction civilization in northeastern Africa dating from the 3rd millennium BC. Its many achievements, preserved in its art and monuments, hold a fascination that continues to grow as archaeological finds expose its secrets. This article… … Universalium
Karnak — /kahr nak/, n. a village in E Egypt, on the Nile: the northern part of the ruins of ancient Thebes. * * * Village in Upper Egypt, which has given its name to the northern half of the ruins of Thebes (с 3200 BC) on the Nile s eastern bank. Among… … Universalium
Abydos — /euh buy deuhs/, n. 1. an ancient ruined city in central Egypt, near Thebes: temples and necropolis. 2. an ancient town in NW Asia Minor, at the narrowest part of the Hellespont. * * * I Ancient Anatolian town northeast of modern Çanakkale,… … Universalium
Pharaoh (novel) — TOCleft Pharaoh ( pl. Faraon) is the fourth and last major novel by the Polish writer Bolesław Prus. Composed over a year s time in 1894 ndash;1895, it was the sole historical novel by an author who had previously disapproved of historical novels … Wikipedia
chronology — /kreuh nol euh jee/, n., pl. chronologies. 1. the sequential order in which past events occur. 2. a statement of this order. 3. the science of arranging time in periods and ascertaining the dates and historical order of past events. 4. a… … Universalium
Thebes — Thebaic /thi bay ik/, adj. Theban /thee beuhn/, adj., n. /theebz/, n. 1. an ancient city in Upper Egypt, on the Nile, whose ruins are located in the modern towns of Karnak and Luxor: a former capital of Egypt. 2. a city of ancient Greece, in… … Universalium
Lebanon — /leb euh neuhn/ or, esp. for 1, / non /, n. 1. a republic at the E end of the Mediterranean, N of Israel. 3,858,736; 3927 sq. mi. (10,170 sq. km). Cap.: Beirut. 2. a city in SE Pennsylvania. 25,711. 3. a city in N central Tennessee. 11,872. 4. a… … Universalium
